Creating Dreams
We tell our teens
“For you there is no limit”
For fear their dreams
May somehow be diminished
What we profess
Advises them tragically
That their success
Somehow happens magically
Personal goal
Not set in reality
Takes as its toll
Failure with finality
Rather than say
“There is nothing that is barred”
Also convey
“If you do the work that’s hard”
Yes, chase your dreams
There is nothing you can’t be
Life’s all it seems
If you have tenacity
commonsensiblyspeaking 
This is excellent advice to parents at this time as younger generations have gotten used to getting whatever they ask for, or, at best, negotiating for it.
Adding some reality to our children’s life cannot be a bad thing! Thanks, sis!
You are right, Brad. We need to pay plenty of attention to our children. The poem is beautifully written.
Thank you, Gabriela! Have a wonderful day! ☀
My pleasure, Brad. I hope the sun shines in Pennsylvania today.
My sun shines every time we visit!
You are a sweetheart 🙂
Sending you lots of blessings, Brad.
Hello Brad, and first let me thank you from the bottom of my heart for your comments and your thoughts on my art work. I truly am humbled by your words and appreciate them. Second let me tell you that I loved this poem. You have created a very strong impression of the way we sometimes teach or not, our adolescent children. Your images are very strong and your poem is beautiful. I see that you are a very talented writer and I have greatly enjoyed your work.
All the best to you and my greetings from Spain,
Francisco
Hello, Francisco! You are very kind with your words. I love your art and as a writer I am likely very jealous of those visual talents that I don’t possess. I look forward to viewing more of your works when time permits, and hope you may find something here that touches you the way your paint fills my ears with music. All my best!
Hello Brad and thank you so much. I appreciate so much your words and I look forward to reading your works and getting to know more of your artistic world. Once again, thank you so much! All the best from Spain,
Francisco
The parenting business never ends. My adult son just lost his job to a clear case of nepotism. I know he’ll bounce back, but when this kind of injustice happens, I want to offer more parental advice than “Sometimes life isn’t fair.”
I hear you, Pete. Just not sure what the advice would be.
Is this the son who is the football coach?
great poem, Brad. Angela Duckworth calls it Grit. and let’s not forget luck…
A lot of either is always helpful
good point…
Another one with a strong message, great work Brad 😊
Thank you, V! 😊
There is nothing that is barred.. If you do the work that is hard! Brilliant. Thanks
Thank you, Ezee! And thank you for reading and commenting! 😀